Teradyne TER reported third-quarter 2024 earnings of 90 cents per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 15.38% and increased 12.5% year over year.
Revenues of $737 million beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.25% and increased 5% year over year. The growth is driven by strong AI-related demand.
TER’s shares have risen 14.7% compared with the Zacks Computer and Technology sector’s rise of 27.1% year to date. We believe the raised guidance will help TER stock to recover.
TER’s Q3 Top-line Details
Revenues from Semiconductor Test platforms, System Test business, Wireless Test business and Robotics were $543 million (73.6% of total revenues), $73 million (9.9%), $33 million (4.5%) and $89 million (12.1%), respectively.
Teradyne, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Strong momentum in the memory test end-market, driven by High Bandwidth Memory and increased compute demand for AI applications, drove top-line growth.
Gross margin was 59.6%, which expanded 310 basis points (bps) year over year.
In the reported quarter, selling and administrative expenses increased 14% year over year to $157.6 million. As a percentage of revenues, selling and marketing expenses were 21.4%, up 170 bps year over year.
Engineering and development expenses increased 12.5% year over year to $117.5 million. As a percentage of revenues, engineering and development expenses expanded 110 bps on a year-over-year basis to 15.9%.
TER’s Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
As of Sept. 29, 2024, Teradyne’s cash and cash equivalents (including marketable securities) were $551.7 million, higher than $460.5 million as of June 30, 2024.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $1.66 billion in the third quarter, down from $2.16 million in the prior quarter.
TER’s Raises Q4 Guidance
For fourth-quarter 2024, Teradyne expects revenues between $710 million and $760 million.
Non-GAAP earnings are expected to be between 80 cents and 97 cents per share.
TER’s Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Teradyne currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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